Department of Justice (for activities of state and
local government and for complaints about
accommodations);

Federal Transit Administration (for public
transportation);

Federal Communications Commission (for
telecommunications access)

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in
employment, state and local government, public
accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation
and telecommunications. It also applies to the US
Congress

An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA
as a person who has a physical or mental impairment
that substantially limits one or more major life
activities, a person who has a history or record of
such an impairment or a person who is perceived by
others as having such an impairment.

ALL AGES

Section 504: Rehabilitation Act of 1973-Public Law
930-112(Federal)

Each agency has its own set of Section 504 regulations
that applies to its own programs.The Department of
Justice can provide information on how to file 504
complaints.

Prohibits discrimination in:

Education of handicapped children and young people;

Vocational education programs;

College programs and other post-secondary education
programs;

Employment;

Health, welfare and other social service programs;

Other programs and activities that receive federal
funds.

School aged children who have a physical or mental
impairment which substantially limits a major life
activity, have a record of such an impairment, or are
regarded as having such an impairment. Major life
activities include walking, seeing, hearing, speaking,
breathing, learning, working, caring for oneself and
performing manual tasks.

California Department of Education (CDE)
-- San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)

Guarantees these six important rights :

A free and appropriate education for all children
with handicaps;

To be educated in the least restrictive
environment;

An individualized education program (IEP) prepared
by a team which includes the parents;

To be provided necessary related services to
benefit from an education;

Assessment procedures to be used to determine
student's abilities and educational requirements;

Due process and complaint procedures to ensure
student's rights are met.

Eligible disabilities include but are not limited to:

Mentally retarded;

Hard of hearing;

Speech or language impaired;

Visually impaired;

Seriously emotionally disturbed;

Orthopedically impaired;

Other health impaired;

Deaf;

Deaf-blind;

Multiple disabled;

Specific learning disability;

Autistic;

Traumatic brain injury

AGES 3-18 INCLUSIVE.
Individuals between 19-21 inclusive who are not
enrolled in or are eligible for special education prior
to their 19th birthday, and who have not completed
their prescribed course of study (or who have not met
prescribed proficiency standards).

IDEA - Part C:
(recently reauthorized as IDEA 2004)(Federal)

California Department of Education (CDE)
-- San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)

All rights and protections afforded children under
IDEA. Part C governs early intervention program for
infants and toddlers, ages birth through two years.

Children with disabilities ages birth through two years
who need early intervention services because they are
experiencing developmental delays in the areas of
cognitive development, physical development, language
and speech development, social or emotional development
or self-help skills. In addition, children who have a
diagnosed mental or physical condition that typically
results in a delay or who are at risk of substantial
delay.

Establishes the rights of persons with developmental
disabilities to services and supports they need and
choose. The intent of this Act is to provide services
and supports to help persons with developmental
disabilities lead independent, productive and normal
lives in the community.

Individuals with:

Developmental disabilities;

Who are at high risk of giving birth to a child
with a developmental disability;

Infants who have a high risk of becoming
developmentally disabled.

Developmental disabilities include:

Mental retardation;

Cerebral palsy;

Epilepsy;

Autism; and

Other disabling conditions which either are related
to mental retardation or that require treatment
similar to that required for mentally retarded
individuals.